MOISÉS NAÍM - El PaísSegún el comentarista Christopher Hitchens, "la crisis financiera de Estados Unidos es el más reciente ejemplo de la tendencia que amenaza con poner a ese país a la par de Zimbabue, Venezuela o Guinea Ecuatorial". ¡No!, contraataca Nicholas Kristof, influyente columnista del New York Times: "Es la mala distribución de los ingresos la que pone a EE UU al mismo nivel que repúblicas bananeras como Nicaragua,...

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Choque de preparación con miras a las eliminatoriasLUIS F. SANCHEZ - El Nuevo HeraldLa gran actuación de Venezuela en la Copa América 2011 ha motivado un enorme interés en el sur de la Florida por la presentación de la vinotinto contra Honduras, el próximo miércoles (7:30 p.m.) en el Lockhart Stadium en Fort Lauderdale.El presidente del Caracas FC de Miami, Luis Carrero, adelantó que en el área del Doral, sede del club, se están...

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) ha criticado la fuerza desproporcionada utilizada por las autoridades en Chile contra cientos de estudiantes, que esta semana participaron en movilizaciones en demanda de reformas educativas.El Gobierno que lidera el conservador Sebastián Piñera se enfrentó el jueves a una de las más complejas jornadas de manifestaciones estudiantiles, quienes convocaron...

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Air Asia Bhd group CEO Tony Fernandes has denied reports that he will be buying the largest shareholder stake in Malaysia Airlines (MAS).In a statement issued this afternoon, Fernandes and his deputy Kamarudin Meranun said they wish to clarify that the claim as reported over the last two days, is not true.“As the major shareholders of AirAsia Berhad and AirAsia X Sdn Bhd, we are committed to increasing shareholder value in both...

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BLOCK….Hiew and Edward watching the workers pumping the foul water from a block sewerage manhole.By : DAP MEDIATHE PEOPLE in Putatan are really angry with the constant sewerage blockage and the inconvenience caused by the overflowing of foul sewerage water all over the place especially near the eating shops and clinic.PR KK MP Hiew King Cheu and Edward Ewol Mujie were brought in to inspect the situation of the sewerage overflowing...

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At the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) morning mass today, Senior Pastor Daniel Ho was said to have admitted to the congregation that he deliberately refused to meet JAIS Officers at JAIS Head Office.On the raid the ‘Dream Centre’ on Wednesday night 3 Aug 2011 by JAIS Officers, Pastor Ho was also said to have been very adamant about the event on was purely “Social in nature”. He was believed to be insistent about the...

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My say...Muhyiddin Yassin, our DPM and Education minister said he is stumped as to why the standard of English could not be improved in the curriculum. Isn't it obvious that when the teachers could not string a sentence properly, what do you expect the students to learn? I would hazard a guess that they would also struggle with basic English grammar in that light.It is time we arrest the ghastly level of English proficiency in...

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